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Feature: Counteract’s 20 greatest films of 2019

January 6, 2020January 8, 2020 Blaise Radley Atlantics, Bait, Booksmart, Burning, Dragged Across Concrete, Eighth Grade, For Sama, Happy As Lazzaro, Her Smell, If Beale Street Could Talk, In Fabric, Knives Out, Marriage Story, Minding the Gap, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Ray & Liz, The Farewell, The Favourite, The Irishman, The Souvenir

The year might have closed with a few duds, but 2019 has been great for film. Read on to find out some of our favourites.

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Editor’s pick: Our 5 selections for the 2019 Flatpack Film Festival

April 25, 2019June 8, 2019 Blaise Radley Barbara Matijević, Bo Burnham, Chris Morris, Eighth Grade, flatpack film festival, Forecasting, Kids, Mario von Rickenbach, Michael Cumming, Michael Frei, Oxide Ghosts, Strange Birds

This year’s Flatpack Film Festival is a cornucopia of curiosities and avant-garde delights, and we’ve picked out the best of the crop.

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Film review: Eighth Grade is a warts and all rumination on being thirteen

April 23, 2019June 8, 2019 Blaise Radley Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade, Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton

Bo Burnham’s impressive debut is a masterclass in contradiction, navigating a careful path between cringe comedy and genuine poignancy.

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